Directions

Stir together yeast and warm water in a small bowl; set aside for 5 minutes.

Mix together the flour, salt, sugar and olive oil in a large bowl, or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. Stir in the yeast water. Knead with the dough hook or by hand on a well floured surface for about 5 minutes. If using the stand mixer, once finished kneading, remove dough from bowl and shape into a large ball by hand.

Oil two bowls lightly with olive oil and set aside. Divide the dough into two pieces and roll into balls. Place each ball into the oiled bowls, seam side down, and coat the tops with a little olive oil. Top each bowl with plastic wrap or a clean, dry towel and place the dough in a warm place (I use an oven preheated to 250 degrees F, then turned off). Let rise 2 hours.

Once risen, either use immediately by turning dough out onto a floured surface and shaping. Or, wrap dough in plastic wrap, then a plastic bag, and freeze or refrigerate to use later.

Put the chicken in a bowl and toss with 1/2 cup olive oil, lime juice, jalapeno and cilantro. Season lightly with salt. Let marinate for about 1 hour in the refrigerator. Next, in a skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, and sauté the chicken, browning all sides.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush the rolled out pizza dough lightly with olive oil* and top the pizza dough with the mozzarella, fontina, plum tomatoes, eggplant, onion, chives, Parmesan, and chicken. Place on the pizza stone and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until done.

Rather than using regular olive oil for your pizza, you can make your own spicy pepper flake olive oil, giving your pizza that extra bite of spicy and flavor. Put 1/3 cup of olive oil into re-sealable container. Next, add in 1 teaspoon of hot pepper flakes. You can add more or less, depending on how spicy you want your olive oil to be. Next, reseal the contain and let stand for at least 24 hours so the spices can be integrated into the oil. If you want to make an entire bottle of hot pepper flake olive oil, you can buy a plastic or glass olive oil bottle, fill it with olive oil and pepper flakes, and use for cooking, sautéing, etc.

Are you a spicy food lover? How about a pizza lover? Now you can have the best of both worlds with this homemade delicious spicy chicken pizza. You may never go back to regular ‘ol pizza again!

More about your specialty pizza...

Although everyone loves traditional pepperoni as a topping, it can be fun to spice up your pizza using unusual and unexpected ingredients. It is obviously an incredibly versatile food, so you have plenty of freedom to choose your toppings, cheese, and sauce. The great thing about it is that it is easy to tailor it to the needs of your guests.

Meat lovers will love a barbecue chicken pie with cheddar cheese instead of the traditional mozzarella. For a unique vegetarian pie, try adding zucchini, eggplant, roasted red peppers, feta cheese, and olive oil. Or you could even try a dessert themed pizza, using a cinnamon glaze for the sauce and topped with apples and pears.

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